Died in immigration detentionHeld by ICE
Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi
Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi, 59, died on March 1, 2026, while held in immigration detention at the Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Angola, Louisiana. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he died of severe aortic valve disease. The agency's account is the only one available here, and it has not been independently verified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. ICE said the death was from severe aortic valve disease, and no source in the accounts reports a different cause.
Reported by: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.